Impending trade suspensions of Caribbean queen conch under CITES: A case study on fishery impacts and potential for stock recovery

Fisheries

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 601-606

  Acosta, Charles A ^a,b  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

STROMBUS GIGAS;

EID: 33846448154     PISSN: 03632415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8446(2006)31[601:ITSOCQ]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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